What color is #8EA269?

#8EA269 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA269?

The RGB value is 142, 162, 105: 142 red, 162 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA269?

The complementary color is #7D69A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA269 color

#8EA269 rgb(142, 162, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA269 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 63.5% green and 41.2% blue (142, 162, 105).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#8EA269 color codes

HEX	`#8EA269`
RGB	`rgb(142, 162, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 63.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 35%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 35%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, -17, 27.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 32.23, 121.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.625, 32.611, 18.254)`
Decimal	`9347689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA269, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8EA269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8EA269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea269; }
.text { color: #8ea269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 162 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea269, #72a269); }

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Questions

What color is #8EA269?: #8EA269 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA269?: The RGB value is 142, 162, 105: 142 red, 162 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA269?: The complementary color is #7D69A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.